Where does “fem” come from?

fem (Catalan) comes from Latin fimum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fem (Catalan): dung; manure

Definitions

  1. dung; manure

Ancestry of “fem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfimumdung, ordure, excrement
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fimum →
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